1、2009 年北京高职升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 We ended the dinner up_fruit and coffee.（A）at（B） by（C） in（D）with2 He sent his son to_a towel from the bathroom.（A）bring（B） carry（C） fetch（D）take3 I couldnt help_sorry for the poor man who died in the car crash.（A）feeling（B） feel（C） to feel（D）felt
2、4 The village_I was born and grew up is quite far from here.（A）what（B） where（C） which（D）that5 Anyone seen carrying bags, boxes,_whatever, was stopped by the police.（A）if（B） but（C） for（D）or6 This novel is really worth_at least twice.（A）reading（B） to read（C） of reading（D）be read7 Lets go to the beach
3、this weekend,_?（A）will you（B） shall we（C） wont we（D）dont you8 His work_, he left his office with joy.（A）finished（B） being finished（C） finishing（D）was finished9 My father_his paperwork when the guests arrived.（A）did（B） has done（C） was doing（D）would have done10 I have a nice little sum of money_for a
4、rainy day.（A）put aside（B） put down（C） put out（D）put up11 Scarcely_when soldiers arrived, armed with rifles.（A）they have left（B） they had left（C） have they left（D）had they left12 It is the first time I_a holiday abroad.（A）take（B） took（C） have taken（D）had taken13 It is necessary to examine this claim_
5、we proceed any further.（A）before（B） when（C） until（D）since14 I will do everything I can_you with the work.（A）helping（B） to help（C） helped（D）help15 Why_he do me an injury when he has already saved my life?（A）could（B） must（C） should（D）would15 Suppose you work in a big firm and find English important fo
6、r your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some ads about English language training. You may find the information you need.16 If you work from 9: 00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every d
7、ay, which schools will you choose?（A）Global English Center and Modern Language School.（B） Global English Center and International House of English.（C） Modern Language School and the 21st Century English Training Center.（D）The 21st Century English Training Center and the International House of Englis
8、h.17 The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other 3 schools in that_.（A）it requires an entrance examination（B） it is nearest to the city center（C） its courses are more advanced（D）its teaching quality is better18 Youll probably prefer to go to the International House of Englis
9、h because it_.（A）costs less than other schools（B） offers more sightseeing and social activities（C） has British teachers（D）has a special course in spoken English18 In an analysis of reports from 42 countries, U.S. researchers found that married people are consistently happier than singletons. The eff
10、ect is small, but that still begs the question: Does marriage make you happy, or are happy people simply more likely to get married?Both answers may be true. In a study that followed more than 30000 Germans for 15 years, Diener and his colleagues found that happy people are more likely to get marrie
11、d and then stay married. But anyone can improve his or her mood by getting married. The effect begins about a year before the “happy day“ and lasts for at least a year afterward. For most people, satisfaction levels do return to their baseline, but the researchers say this conceals (掩盖) the fact tha
12、t a good marriage can have a permanent positive effect. Furthermore, people who are less happy to begin with will get a bigger boost from marriage.And it seems theres something special about signing that piece of paper: The research shows that you cant get as much benefit from simply cohabiting (同居)
13、. “My husband says that cohabiting couples lack the deeper security that comes with the formal band of gold, and that is why they are not quite so happy,“ says Oswald. “Insecurity, we know from all data, is bad for human beings.“19 The title of the passage is probably_.（A）Single People（B） Married Pe
14、ople（C） Marriage and Happiness（D）Band of Gold20 What keeps back the permanent positive effect of marriage?（A）The baseline of satisfaction.（B） A less happy beginning.（C） The concealment of reality.（D）A good marriage.21 The word “boost“ in Paragraph 2 most probably means_.（A）credit（B） happiness（C） imp
15、rovement（D）reward22 According to the passage, what will do harm to human beings?（A）Keeping single.（B） Insecurity.（C） Dissatisfaction.（D）Cohabitation.22 When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get a good score on a certain test, or even the ability to do generally well at schoo
16、l. By intelligence we mean a style of life, a way of behaving in various situations. The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we dont know what to do.The intelligent person, young or old, meeting a new situation or problem, opens himself up to it. He tr
17、ies to take it with mind and senses everything he can about it. He thinks about it, instead of about himself or what it might cause to happen to him. If he fails to master it, he looks without fear or shame at his mistakes and learns what he can from them. This is intelligence. Clearly its roots lie
18、 in a certain feeling about life. Just as clearly, unintelligence is not what most psychologists seem to suppose, the same thing as intelligence, only less of it. It is an entirely different style of behavior, out of entirely different set of attitudes.Years of watching and comparing bright children
19、 with the not-bright or less bright have shown that they are very different kinds of people. The bright child is curious about life and reality, eager to get in touch with it, and unite himself with it. There is no wall between himself and life. On the other hand, the dull child is far less curious,
20、 far less interested in what goes on and what is real. The bright child likes to experiment, to try things out. He lives by the maxim (格言) tliat there is more than one way to skin a cat. If he cant do something one way, hell try another. The dull child is usually afraid to try at all. It takes a gre
21、at deal of urging to get him to try even once; if that try fails, he is through.Nobody starts off stupid. Hardly an adult in a thousand or ten thousand could in any three years of his life learn as much, grow as much in his understanding of the world around him, as every child learns and grows in hi
22、s first three years. But what happens, as we grow older, to this extraordinary capacity for learning and intellectual growth? What happens is that it is destroyed, and more than by anything else, it is destroyed by the process that we misname education a process that goes on in most homes and school
23、s.23 The writer believes that intelligence is_.（A）doing well on some examinations（B） being an excellent student at school（C） knowing quickly how to solve a problem（D）a certain positive type of behavior or attitude24 The passage tells us that_.（A）a bright child gives up easily（B） a bright child is op
24、en-minded（C） an unintelligent child is never reluctant to try（D）an unintelligent child knows little about himself25 Which of the following statements has a similar meaning to the maxim “Theres more than one way to skin a cat.“?（A）Make hay while the sun shines.（B） If at first you succeed, keep trying
25、 again.（C） If at first you dont succeed, try, try, and try again.（D）Make new friends and keep the old; one is silver and the other is gold.26 The writer says that education is misnamed because it_.（A）discourages intellectual growth（B） takes place more at home than at school（C） fails to help dull chi
26、ldren with their problems（D）only helps bright children understand the world around them26 What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics
27、 can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Althoug
28、h not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most: jobs but if history is one of your good subjects, you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.Your school may h
29、ave taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, yo
30、u may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct changes in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.Faci
31、ng your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it i
32、s an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it, but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.27 What is the passage mainly about?（A）How to face ones weakness.（B） Advice on choosing a career.（C） The significance of working hard at school.（D
33、）The direct and indirect value of school work.28 According to the passage, doing a part-time job as a student_.（A）can help afford ones education（B） is a good way to practice the skills learnt in school（C） can help you prepare for future work（D）is a waste of time that could have been spent on study29
34、 From the passage we learn that if a students school performance is not good, he_.（A）could restart his study in school（B） may also do well in his future work（C） will be regretful about the bad results he has got at school（D）should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities30 The
35、phrase “be all thumbs“ in Paragraph 3 probably means_.（A）be bored at doing tilings（B） be skillful in doing tilings（C） be interested in doing things（D）be awkward at doing things31 From the last paragraph we know that one should_.（A）face ones own weak points wisely（B） study harder for a new school rec
36、ord（C） make full use of ones own weak points（D）feel sorry for ones own school record31 Mandy Naylor writes an e-mail about her progress so far working as a social worker in Kazakhstan:“Things are going well. There have been some real high points and some times when Ive felt totally inadequate and th
37、ought VSO had wasted a whole load of money and time on me!But Ive never doubted that this was the right place and thing for me to do. Ive made some great friends both with volunteers who are off in many different regions of Kazakhstan and some lovely local people.As for work we have just come back f
38、rom the cold North of Kazakhstan from a conference and I will go back next year to lecture with my counterparts and hopefully, parents and disabled children, on the new social work course that we are busy developing. We are also looking at developing services for parents and children within the cent
39、re and a few funding bids will be submitted for that. Ive also made good links with DIFID and the British Embassy and were looking to submit a big funding bid for a National Childrens Rights Project. Its a great achievement to have been able to ensure that a project like that gets started.Im busy an
40、d generally happy. I am running a British club at work that has 32 members. And Im just about to start a womens self-defence group. Every day is a challenge and I quite often feel exhausted. Im not doing too badly with the language either!Kazakhstan is beautiful and where I am based is well develope
41、d. Its cold but quite mild compared with the rest of Kazakhstan. The mountains really are very beautiful and I am going to the large outdoor ice skating park tomorrow with friends from work.“32 How did Mandy Naylor think of her work in Kazakhstan?（A）She sometimes doubted her choice.（B） She thought i
42、t was well-paid.（C） She enjoyed her work very much.（D）She often felt: totally inadequate.33 What is Mandy Naylor busy doing in Kazakhstan now?（A）Attending a conference in the North of Kazakhstan.（B） Trying to raise a big funding for children.（C） Preparing for a new social work course.（D）Making great
43、 friends with volunteers.34 Which of the following does Mandy Naylor hope to establish?（A）VSO.（B） DIFID（C） A womens self-defence group.（D）National Childrens Rights Project.35 From the passage we can find that Mandy Naylors work has much to do with_.（A）women and children（B） club members（C） volunteers
44、 in Kazakhstan（D）parents and children二、Cloze35 I teach economics at UCLA. Last Monday in class, I【36】asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that it had not been so good. Then he proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. His question【37】me of something Id re
45、ad somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a【38】about how you want to approach life that day,“ I said. “I choose to be cheerful.“ Then I told them a story.One day I was【39】to the college I taught in at Henderson, 17 miles away from where I lived. When a quarter mile was left down
46、the road to the college, my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldnt【40】So I walked to the college. My secretary asked me what had happened. “This is my lucky day,“ I replied, smiling. “Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?“ She was【41】. “What do you mean?“ “I live 17
47、miles from here.“ I replied. “My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didnt.【42】it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway,within walking distance of the college. Im still able to teach my class and get help from the tow truck. If my car was meant to break down today, i
48、t couldnt have been in a more convenient way.“ The secretarys eyes opened【43】and then she smiled.I scanned the sixty faces before me.【44】it was a big crowd, no one made any noise. Somehow, my story had【45】them. In fact, it had all started with a students observation that I was cheerful.（A）nervously（
49、B） carefully（C） cheerfully（D）eagerly（A）convinced（B） informed（C） reminded（D）warned（A）choice（B） battle（C） discussion（D）lesson（A）cycling（B） driving（C） running（D）walking（A）go（B） move（C） proceed（D）work（A）amused（B） excited（C） interested（D）puzzled（A）Hence（B） Instead（C） Therefore（D）Thus（A）big（B） broad（C） large（D）wide（A）Because（B） Since（C） Though（D）When（A）annoyed（B） disappointed（C） interrupted（D）touched三、Word Formati
